Synonyms for Going in smoke:

• v.

  •fail (verb)
  • flop,
  • run aground,
  • back wrong horse,
  • come to naught,
  • fall,
  • hit the skids,
  • founder,
  • backslide,
  • slip,
  • fall flat,
  • go downhill,
  • turn out badly,
  • be in vain,
  • be ruined,
  • decline,
  • miscarry,
  • miss the boat,
  • fall through,
  • fold,
  • abort,
  • break down,
  • go down swinging,
  • go wrong,
  • lose status,
  • come to nothing,
  • blunder,
  • be demoted,
  • fall short,
  • meet with disaster,
  • be found lacking,
  • fizzle,
  • be defeated,
  • deteriorate,
  • flounder,
  • play into,
  • go down,
  • miss,
  • go up in smoke,
  • go astray,
  • lose out,
  • lose control,
  • hit bottom.
  •miscarry (verb)
  • miss fire,
  • miss the mark,
  • misfire.
  •misfire (verb)
  • fizzle out,
  • poop out,
  • peter out,
  • explode,
  • backfire,
  • fizz out.

Antonyms for Going in smoke:

• v.

  • fail
    correct, gain, complete, ascend, rise, do well, earn, achieve, obtain, finish, develop, prosper, build, win, procure, deliver, capture, accomplish, reach, go up, succeed, merit.
  • miscarry
    improve.